Abandoned gold mine records in Skagit County
2 records marked abandoned by MSHA. They are listed for reference only. Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine 1 | surface | Oct 23, 2024 | Concrete WA | Federal land in a US Forest Service national forest or grassland | n/a |
| Valumines Prospect | underground | Jul 1, 1979 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Skagit County (USGS)
USGS records 10 historic gold producers in Skagit County: 10 past producers and 0 listed as producers or plants. For 5 of them USGS gives an output size (5 small). The most common deposit type is polymetallic veins (4 sites).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Claims | Past producer | small | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Arsenic, Copper | to 1895 |
| Johnsburg Claims | Past producer | small | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | n/a |
| Last Chance Claim | Past producer | small | Chromium, Gold | n/a |
| Stephens | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Willis and Everett Claims | Past producer | small | Silver, Gold, Lead | n/a |
| Cascade | Past producer | n/a | Lead, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Johnsburg | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | found 1892 |
| Stephens | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Sweden | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Willis and Everett | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Lead, Gold | n/a |
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. Sites already matched to an MSHA record are shown in the MSHA tables.
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